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With NFL on hold, A.J. Green, Matthew Stafford play a little golf with friends at UGA
blogs.ajc.com &bull May 2, 2011Georgia's A.J. Green just got drafted this past Thursday by the Cincinnati Bengals with the fourth pick of the NFL draft. Matthew Stafford was the No. 1 overall pick two years ago. But at the moment, neither one has anywhere… Full Story »
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Falcons select RB Jacquizz Rodgers in the 5th round
blogs.ajc.com &bull Apr 30, 2011They traded away their fifth round pick (158th overall) and one of their seventh round picks (229) to move up 13 spots to select Oregon State running back Jacquizz Rodgers. His production: He rushed for 8,245 yards and 136 touchdowns over his storied high school career in Richmond, Texas. Rodgers finished… Full Story »
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Dodge County LB Leonard Floyd commits to UGA over Alabama and Florida
blogs.ajc.com &bull Apr 28, 2011The 6-foot-6, 221-pounder picked the Bulldogs over his other two finalists, SEC rivals Alabama and Florida. He is Georgia's sixth commitment for its 2012 football recruiting class. He's ecstatic about it," said Dodge County assistant Ricky Collins. "He has been… Full Story »
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NCAA's long nap led to Fiesta Bowl, Ohio State scandals
blogs.ajc.com &bull Mar 31, 2011The story goes that the seeds of the NCAA began in 1905 when a Harvard football player named Ted Roosevelt broke his nose and told his father, who happened to be the U.S. president. What followed was the formation of an association to "protect young people from the dangerous and exploitive athletics practices of the time." At the time, "dangerous and exploitive" practices referred to annoyances like gang tackling. Nobody… Full Story »
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Could the Chick-fil-A Bowl replace the Fiesta in the BCS?
blogs.ajc.com &bull Mar 30, 2011A column back in 2004 prompted the Chick-fil-A Bowl's president to threaten never to offer this correspondent a game credential again. The threat, never carried through, was a response to this writer's claim that the game was third-tier - not to say third-rate, I stipulated then and stipulate… Full Story »
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Falcons should do everything possible to get A.J. Green
blogs.ajc.com &bull Mar 22, 2011ATHENS - The greatest highlight reel wide receiver in Georgia history sent three dozen NFL scouts, a dozen assistant coaches and certainly a player agent to the cardiac ward Tuesday when he tripped over a rope on the sideline after running a pass route. Green should have those mitts encased in bubble wrap. If the… Full Story »
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